Unsung Heroes of Rock 'n' Roll: The Birth of Rock in the Wild Years Before Elvis

Author : Tosches, Nick

Long before Elvis Presley, rock 'n' roll was being performed by the likes of Big Joe Turner, Louis Jordan, The Midnighters and The Dominoes. This book contains portraits of these and 16 other performers, and is also a paean to a forsaken time of relentless excess and fierce music.